Photo: John Stanton – CC-BY-SA (see permission; all content licensed under CC-BY-SA) · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Fort McDermitt earns its living
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, next to 12% for Nevada as a whole. Hardly any work in Fort McDermitt; the top destination outside it is Orovada (18%, 30 miles). The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; Nevada averages 25, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Fort McDermitt on a workday
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Fort McDermitt on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Fort McDermitt goes to work
Where Fort McDermitt clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Getting to work from Fort McDermitt takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort McDermitt workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Nevada: 80% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fort McDermitt
About 69% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Fort McDermitt: questions
What is the median household income in Fort McDermitt?
$25,000 (±$7,649) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort McDermitt?
41.3%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort McDermitt?
16 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fort McDermitt work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Orovada (18%, 30 mi), Winnemucca (13%, 69 mi), Reno (11%, 203 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fort McDermitt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort McDermitt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort McDermitt
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.